DHS 157.93(2)
(2)
Private carrier. A general license is issued to any private carrier to transport radioactive material, provided the transportation is under the applicable requirements, appropriate to the mode of transport, of the U.S. department of transportation insofar as the requirements relate to the loading and storage of packages, placarding of the transporting vehicle and incident reporting. Notification of an incident shall be filed with the department as prescribed in
49 CFR 170 to
189 in addition to notification made to the U.S. department of transportation or other agencies.
DHS 157.93(3)
(3)
Exemption. A person who transports radioactive material under the general licenses in subs.
(1) or
(2) is exempt from the requirements of subchs.
III and
X only for the purposes of transporting radioactive material.
DHS 157.93(4)
(4)
Nuclear regulatory commission-approved packages. DHS 157.93(4)(a)(a) A general license is issued to any licensee to transport, or to deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material in a package for which a license, certificate of compliance, or other approval has been issued by the nuclear regulatory commission.
DHS 157.93(4)(am)
(am) The general license issued in par.
(a) applies only to a licensee who has a quality assurance program approved by the department as satisfying the provision of subpart H of
10 CFR 71.
DHS 157.93(4)(b)
(b) The licensee issued a general license in par.
(a) shall meet the following:
DHS 157.93(4)(b)1.
1. Maintain a copy of the specific license, NRC-issued certificate of compliance, or other approval of the package and the drawings and other documents referenced in the approval relating to the use and maintenance of the packaging and to the actions to be taken prior to shipment.
DHS 157.93(4)(b)2.
2. Comply with the terms and conditions of the license, certificate, or other approval, as applicable, and the applicable requirements of ch.
DHS 157 and subparts A, G, and H of
10 CFR 71.
DHS 157.93(4)(b)3.
3. Prior to the licensee's first use of the package, submits in writing to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission the licensee's name and license number and the package identification number specified in the package approval. A licensee shall submit this information in accordance with
10 CFR 71.1 (a).
DHS 157.93(4)(c)
(c) The general license in par.
(a) applies only when the package approval authorizes use of the package under this general license.
DHS 157.93(4)(d)
(d) For a Type B or fissile material package, the design of which was approved by the nuclear regulatory commission before April 1, 1996, the general license issued in par.
(a) is subject to the additional restrictions of
10 CFR 71.19.
DHS 157.93(5)
(5)
US department of transportation specification container. DHS 157.93(5)(a)(a) A general license is issued to any licensee to transport, or to deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material in a specification container for fissile material or for a Type B quantity of radioactive material as specified in
49 CFR Parts 173 and
178.
DHS 157.93(5)(b)
(b) The general license issued in par.
(a) applies only to a licensee who meets all the following criteria:
DHS 157.93(5)(b)2.
2. Complies with the terms and conditions of the specification and the applicable requirements of this subchapter.
DHS 157.93(5)(c)
(c) The general license issued in par.
(a) is subject to the limitation that the specification container may not be used for a shipment to a location outside the United States except by multilateral approval as defined in
49 CFR 173.403.
DHS 157.93(6)(a)(a) A general license is issued to any licensee to transport, or to deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material in a package whose design has been approved in a foreign national competent authority certificate and which has been revalidated by the US department of transportation as meeting the applicable requirements of
49 CFR 171.23.
DHS 157.93(6)(am)
(am) The general license issued in par.
(a) applies only to a licensee who has a quality assurance program approved by the commission as satisfying the applicable provision of s. DHS 157. 94 (6).
DHS 157.93(6)(c)
(c) The licensee issued a general license in par.
(a) shall meet the following:
DHS 157.93(6)(c)1.
1. Maintain a copy of the applicable certificate, the revalidation, and the drawings and other documents referenced in the certificate relating to the use and maintenance of the packaging and to the actions to be taken prior to shipment.
DHS 157.93(7)(a)(a) A general license is hereby issued to any licensee to transport fissile material, or to deliver fissile material to a carrier for transport, if the material is shipped under this subsection. The fissile material need not be contained in a package which meets the standards of subparts E and F of
10 CFR 71; however, the material shall be contained in a Type A package. The Type A package shall also meet the U.S. department of transportation requirements of
49 CFR 173.417(a).
DHS 157.93(7)(b)
(b) The general license applies only to a licensee who has a quality assurance program approved by the NRC as satisfying the provision of subpart H of
10 CFR 71.
DHS 157.93(7)(c)
(c) The general license applies only when a package's contents meet all the following criteria:
DHS 157.93(7)(c)2.
2. Contain less than 500 total grams of beryllium, graphite, or hydrogenous material enriched in deuterium.
DHS 157.93(7)(d)
(d) The general license applies only to a package containing fissile material that is labeled with a CSI and meets all the following criteria:
DHS 157.93(7)(d)3.
3. For a shipment of multiple packages containing fissile material, the sum of the CSIs shall be less than or equal to 50 for shipment on a nonexclusive use conveyance and less than or equal to 100 for shipment on an exclusive use conveyance.
DHS 157.93(7)(e)
(e) The value for the CSI shall be greater than or equal to the number calculated by the following equation:
DHS 157.93(7)(e)2.
2. The values of X, Y, and Z used in the CSI equation shall be taken from Table DHS 157.93A or Table DHS 157.93B, as appropriate.
DHS 157.93(7)(e)3.
3. If Table DHS 157.93B is used to obtain the value of X, then the values for the terms in the equation for uranium-233 and plutonium shall be assumed to be zero.
DHS 157.93(7)(e)4.
4. Table DHS 157.93A values for X, Y, and Z shall be used to determine the CSI under any of the following conditions:
DHS 157.93(7)(e)4.c.
c. The uranium is of unknown uranium-235 enrichment or greater than 24 weight percent enrichment.
DHS 157.93(7)(e)4.d.
d. Substances having a moderating effectiveness (i.e., an average hydrogen density greater than H
2O) (e.g., certain hydrocarbon oils or plastics) are present in any form, except as polyethylene used for packing or wrapping.
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See PDF for table 
a When mixtures of moderating substances are present, the lower mass limits shall be used if more than 15% of the moderating substance has an average hydrogen density greater than H2O
- See PDF for table DHS 157.93(8)(a)
(a) A general license is issued to any licensee to transport fissile material in the form of plutonium-beryllium (Pu-Be) special form sealed sources, or to deliver Pu-Be sealed sources to a carrier for transport, if the material is shipped under this subsection. This material need not be contained in a package which meets the standards of subparts E and F of
10 CFR 71; however, the material must be contained in a Type A package. The Type A package must also meet the U.S. department of transportation requirements of
49 CFR 173.417(a).
DHS 157.93(8)(b)
(b) The general license applies only to a licensee who has a quality assurance program approved by the nuclear regulatory commission as satisfying the provision of subpart H of
10 CFR 71.
DHS 157.93(8)(c)
(c) The general license applies when a package's contents meets all the following criteria:
DHS 157.93(8)(c)2.
2. Contain less than 1000 grams of plutonium, provided that: plutonium-239, plutonium-241, or any combination of these radionuclides, constitutes less than 240 grams of the total quantity of plutonium in the package.
DHS 157.93(8)(d)
(d) The general license applies only to packages labeled with a CSI which meets all the following criteria:
DHS 157.93(8)(d)3.
3. For a shipment of multiple packages containing Pu-Be sealed sources, the sum of the CSIs shall be less than or equal to 50 for shipment on a nonexclusive use conveyance and to less than or equal to 100 for shipment on an exclusive use conveyance.
DHS 157.93(8)(e)
(e) The value for the CSI shall be greater than or equal to the number calculated by the following equation and the calculated CSI rounded up to the first decimal place:
DHS 157.93 History
History: CR 01-108: cr.
Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. 8-1-02;
CR 06-021: am. (4) (b) 3., 4. and (d), r. (5), renum. (6) and (7) to be (5) and (6) and am. (5) (b) 3. and (6) (c) 2., cr. (5) (d), (7) and (8)
Register October 2006 No. 610, eff. 11-1-06;
CR 16-078: cr. (4) (am), r. and recr. (4) (b), (6)
Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18;
CR 22-015: am. (4) (am), (b) 1., 2. Register June 2023 No. 810, eff. 7-1-23.
DHS 157.94
DHS 157.94 Operating controls and procedures. DHS 157.94(1)(1)
Routine determinations. Prior to each shipment of licensed material, a licensee shall determine all the following:
DHS 157.94(1)(b)
(b) The package is in unimpaired physical condition except for superficial defects such as marks or dents.
DHS 157.94(1)(c)
(c) Each closure device of the packaging, including any required gasket, is properly installed and secured and free of defects.
DHS 157.94(1)(d)
(d) Any system for containing liquid is adequately sealed and has adequate space or other specified provision for expansion of the liquid.
DHS 157.94(1)(e)
(e) Any pressure relief device is operable and set under written procedures established by the carrier or licensee.
DHS 157.94(1)(f)
(f) The package has been loaded and closed under written procedures established by the carrier or licensee.
DHS 157.94(1)(g)
(g) For fissile material, any moderator or neutron absorber, if required, is present and in proper condition.
DHS 157.94(1)(h)
(h) Any structural part of the package that may be used to lift or tie down a package during transport is rendered inoperable unless it satisfies design requirements specified by the NRC.
DHS 157.94(1)(i)
(i) The level of removable radioactive contamination on the external surfaces of each package offered for shipment is as low as reasonably achievable and does not exceed the levels specified in
49 CFR 173.443.
DHS 157.94(1)(k)
(k) Accessible package surface temperatures will not exceed the limits specified in
10 CFR 71.43(g) at any time during transportation.
DHS 157.94(2)
(2)
Air transport of plutonium. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general licenses and notwithstanding any exemptions stated directly in this section or included indirectly by citation of the U.S. department of transportation regulations, a licensee may not transport or deliver plutonium in any form by air, or deliver to a carrier for air transport, except under any of the following conditions:
DHS 157.94(2)(a)
(a) The plutonium is contained in a medical device designed for individual human application.
DHS 157.94(2)(b)
(b) The plutonium is contained in a material in which the specific activity is less than or equal to the activity concentration values for plutonium specified in ch.
DHS 157 Appendix O,
Table VII and in which the radioactivity is essentially uniformly distributed.
DHS 157.94(2)(c)
(c) The plutonium is shipped in a single package containing no more than an A
2 quantity of plutonium in any isotope or form and is shipped as provided in s.
DHS 157.92 (3).
DHS 157.94(2)(d)
(d) The plutonium is shipped in a package specifically authorized in a certificate of compliance issued by the nuclear regulatory commission for the shipment of plutonium by air, and the licensee requires, through special arrangement with the carrier, compliance with
49 CFR 175.704.
DHS 157.94(3)(a)
(a) A licensee shall maintain for a period of 3 years after shipment, a record of each shipment of licensed material not exempt under s.
DHS 157.92 (2), showing all of the following:
DHS 157.94(3)(a)2.
2. Verification that the packaging, as shipped, had no significant defect.
DHS 157.94(3)(a)4.
4. Type and quantity of licensed material in each package and the total quantity of each shipment.
DHS 157.94(3)(a)5.b.
b. Irradiation and decay history to the extent appropriate to demonstrate that its nuclear and thermal characteristics comply with license conditions.
